Australian Retailer Woolworths Exits Endeavour Group Three Years After Spin-Off
Australian Retailer Woolworths Exits Endeavour Group Three Years After Spin-Off
By Sherin Sunny and Rishav Chatterjee
由Sherin Sunny和Rishav Chatterjee撰写
(Reuters) - Australian retailer Woolworths has decided to exit the owner of liquor store chain Dan Murphy's and BWS bottle shops, ending its long-standing relationship with Endeavour Group, about three years after spinning it off.
(路透社) - 澳大利亚零售商Woolworths决定退出连锁酒店Dan Murphy's和BWS酒店,结束了与Endeavour Group长期的合作关系,大约在将其拆分出去后的三年左右。
Australia's largest supermarket chain said on Monday it has agreed to sell its remaining 4.1% stake in the liquor store and pub operator via a block trade at a price of A$5.23 apiece to generate A$383 million ($258.75 million).
该澳大利亚最大的超市连锁企业周一表示,同意以5.23澳元的价格通过大宗交易出售其在酒店和酒吧运营商的剩余4.1%的股份,以获得3.83亿澳元(2.58亿美元)的收益。
Woolworths, also known as Woolies, had in 2019 merged its hospitality and liquor-related operations into a single company, then named Endeavour Drinks, which was spun off with Woolworths holding an 85% stake.
也被称为Woolies的Woolworths在2019年将其酒店业务和与酒精有关的业务合并成一家名为Endeavour Drinks的公司,当时Woolworths持有85%的股份,之后将其拆分出去。
The supermarket chain has been gradually diluting its stake in Endeavour over the last five years. It sold a stake worth A$636 million in the hospitality operator in 2022, in what it said was a transition from owning Endeavour to becoming partners.
这家超市连锁企业在过去五年中逐渐减少了其在Endeavour的股份。它在2022年以6360万澳元的价格出售了一部分酒店运营商的股份,称这是从拥有Endeavour到成为合作伙伴的过渡。
In May, Woolworths sold another 5% stake worth A$468 million.
今年五月,Woolworths又出售了价值4,6800万澳元的另外5%的股份。
Woolworths' exit from Endeavour comes at the start of a new financial year with a worse-than-expected trading situation and prospects in its liquor business.
Woolworths退出Endeavour正值新的财政年度开始时的一个交易状况和其酒类业务前景不及预期。
The supermarket chain will use the proceeds to fund the acquisition of the remaining 35% stake in PFD Food Services.
该超市连锁企业将利润用于收购PFD Food Services剩余的35%的股份。
"Woolworths Group's agreement to sell its remaining shares in Endeavour Group and use the proceeds to fund the acquisition of PFD Food Services needs a better, clearer explanation," said Ben Williamson, co-founder and co-CEO at trading platform InvestorHub.
“Woolworths集团同意出售其在Endeavour集团剩余股份,并利用出售所得资金用于收购PFD Food Services的协议需要更好、更清晰的解释,”投资平台InvestorHub的联合创始人兼联合首席执行官Ben Williamson说。
"Woolworths should be aiming to ensure that shareholders have access to additional information behind the decision and the ability to voice their questions about the decision."
“Woolworths应该致力于确保股东能够获得有关决定背后的更多信息,并有能力就决定提出问题。”
Shares of Endeavour dropped as much as 2.4% to A$5.21, while those of Woolworths were trading 0.5% higher.
Endeavour的股价下跌了多达2.4%,至A$5.21,而Woolworths的股价上涨了0.5%。
($1 = 1.4782 Australian dollars)
(1美元=1.4782澳大利亚元)
(Reporting by Sherin Sunny and Rishav Chatterjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Diane Craft and Mrigank Dhaniwala)
(报道:Sherin Sunny和Rishav Chatterjee在班加罗尔报道;编辑:Diane Craft和Mrigank Dhaniwala)
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